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USA Nick Bjugstad

a.k.a. "Nicholas Bjugstad"
#72 Edmonton Oilers / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 17, 1992
Position
C/RW
Age
30
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Blaine, MN, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
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Youth Team
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Contract
22/23
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Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers / Signed
Drafted
2010 round 1 #19 overall by Florida Panthers
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1

A huge center, Bjugstad has the size to dominate the game. He owns good two-way ability, a quick shot and solid hockey sense. Could improve his passing skills.

Uncle: Scott Bjugstad
Cousin: Jesse Bjugstad

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Blaine High USHS-MN 24 6 14 20 10 - | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 2 -
2008-09 Blaine High USHS-MN 25 26 25 51 20 - | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 4 1 0 1 0 - |
2009-10 Blaine High “A” USHS-MN 25 29 31 60 24 - | Playoffs 5 6 3 9 2 -
Team Twin Cities Orthopedics UMHSEHL 23 13 8 21 18 - |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2010-11 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 29 8 12 20 51 1 |
USA U20 WJC-20 6 2 2 4 0 2 |
2011-12 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40 25 17 42 28 21 |
USA U20 WJC-20 6 4 2 6 0 3 |
2012-13 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 40 21 15 36 28 2 |
Florida Panthers NHL 11 1 0 1 2 -8 |
USA WC 10 0 2 2 0 -2 |
2013-14 Florida Panthers NHL 76 16 22 38 16 -14 |
2014-15 Florida Panthers NHL 72 24 19 43 38 -7 |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 67 15 19 34 41 -8 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 6
2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 54 7 7 14 22 -19 |
USA WC 8 1 3 4 4 6 |
2017-18 Florida Panthers NHL 82 19 30 49 41 5 |
2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 32 5 7 12 16 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 9 5 14 14 4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 1 1 2 8 3 |
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL 44 6 11 17 17 7 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 0
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 7 6 13 20 -2 |
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 59 13 10 23 26 7 |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 19 4 2 6 8 6 | Playoffs 12 3 0 3 16 -2
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Blaine High MN State 3 4 0 4 4 - |
2009-10 Blaine High “A” MN State 2 0 0 0 0 - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-05-14T22:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights
2023-05-12T22:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Vegas Golden Knights
2023-05-10T22:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights
2023-05-08T20:30:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights
2023-05-06T19:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Vegas Golden Knights
2023-05-03T21:50:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Vegas Golden Knights
2023-04-29T22:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Los Angeles Kings
2023-04-25T21:45:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings
2023-04-23T21:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Los Angeles Kings
2023-04-21T22:00:00-0400 Edmonton Oilers @ Los Angeles Kings
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 0 - | 0
MN State 2 5 4 0 4 0.80 4 - | 0
NCAA 3 109 54 44 98 0.90 107 24 | 0
NHL 11 618 127 139 266 0.43 269 -24 | 4 27 6 2 8 0.30 22 1
NTDP 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
UMHSEHL 1 23 13 8 21 0.91 18 - | 0
USHS-MN 3 74 61 70 131 1.77 54 - | 3 11 9 6 15 1.36 6 -
WC 2 18 1 5 6 0.33 4 4 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 6 4 10 0.83 0 5 | 0
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Strength
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Shooting Accuracy
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Hitting
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Teamwork
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Alexander Petrovic (D) 2012-2019 7 Florida Panthers
Jonathan Huberdeau (F) 2012-2019 7 Florida Panthers
Vincent Trocheck (F) 2013-2019 6 Florida Panthers
Kyle Rau (F) 2011-2022 6 Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, USA U20, Univ. of Minnesota
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/02/2023
03/02/2023 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Edmonton Oilers
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Arizona Coyotes
07/05/2021
07/05/2021 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
09/12/2020
09/12/2020 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild
02/01/2019
02/01/2019 Confirmed Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
12/31/2014
12/31/2014 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
04/03/2013
04/03/2013 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Florida Panthers
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Drafted 2008, 2 #15 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Blaine High

Received Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award -- 2010

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